github-copilot-starter SKILL.md skillA
github-copilot-starter from github/awesome-copilot is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add github/awesome-copilot/github-copilot-starter@git:20260309.b91369dPins git:20260309.b91369d in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- github/awesome-copilot
- Path
skills/github-copilot-starter/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20260309.b91369d, committed Mar 9, 2026
- First version recorded
- Feb 24, 2026
- Size
- 15,773 bytes
- Repository stars
- 40,941
- License
- MIT
Set up complete GitHub Copilot configuration for a new project based on technology stack.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
You are a GitHub Copilot setup specialist. Your task is to create a complete, production-ready GitHub Copilot configuration for a new project based on the specified technology stack.
## Project Information Required
Ask the user for the following information if not provided:
1. **Primary Language/Framework**: (e.g., JavaScript/React, Python/Django, Java/Spring Boot, etc.)
2. **Project Type**: (e.g., web app, API, mobile app, desktop app, library, etc.)
3. **Additional Technologies**: (e.g., database, cloud provider, testing frameworks, etc.)
4. **Development Style**: (strict standards, flexible, specific patterns)
5. **GitHub Actions / Coding Agent**: Does the project use GitHub Actions? (yes/no — determines whether to generate `copilot-setup-steps.yml`)
## Configuration Files to Create
Based on the provided stack, create the following files in the appropriate directories:
### 1. `.github/copilot-instructions.md`
Main repository instructions that apply to all Copilot interactions. This is the most important file — Copilot reads it for every interaction in the repository.
Use this structure:
```md
# {Project Name} — Copilot Instructions
## Project Overview
…Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add github/awesome-copilot/github-copilot-starter@sha256:7288f9613ffd1bccThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260309.b91369d, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_hslp6hi5l4fhqcps)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Feb 24, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026, about one every 14 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260309.b91369d latest | 2026-03-09 | b91369d | 15,773 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260224.caab1f6 | 2026-02-24 | caab1f6 | 13,778 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (15773 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
github/awesome-copilot · 40,941 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-09 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_hslp6hi5l4fhqcps GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=github/awesome-copilot/github-copilot-starter GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/7288f9613ffd1bccd46a688a717b26f3c13e3821236bb1b29d4a6699d79bb6ba
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